The drugstore cowboy is part of the folklore we know. Elliott Adnapos or Sandy Pinckney,
Leonard Sly, and others are familiar because we know they aren't the "real deal". Gentleman Gene Autry though he was raised on a ranch wanted to leave it as soon as possible becoming a telegrapher and ultimately a drug store cowboy.

Real cowboys are a rough lot, knock you down as soon as look at you, drink heavily,
really ride quarter horses, participate in rodeos, brahma bull riding, rodeo clowns,
bull dogging and other sporting (or unsporting) events.

The Brooklyn Cowboy (even the MIdnight Cowboy) emerged in the 60's when New Yorkers
were disenchanted with city life and reached for the exurbanite's dream.

Nowadays, we have the cowboy poets which are entertaining and many quite good.

But as I was once informed, Brooklyn Cowboys don't know which end of a horse is up.